The system is broken

[konami_whore]

There are a number of things we "know" as a society today. Individual opinions and disagreements exist, but society as a whole "knows" a number of things to be true. Many of our actions (and indeed personal opinions) are decided by using these truths as a basis. We act as though these truths cannot be proven false--they're truths, right

Comments

[tiffyangel]

Yaaaaaaaaaay

[konami_whore]

I'm not sure you understood my thing about black s(maybe you did and I just misread your part). The arguments that African American leaders are using are "We are too dumb to do that." I find that insulting, and it needs to change.

Global warming and climate

[ssrobins]

The "global warming epidemic" is not a lie. Emphasis needs to be placed on "global" here because globally-averaged temperature trends are used to justify global warming. This implies that there could be local areas of stronger than average warming and even local areas of cooling. There are a lot of feedbacks in play that can affect the climate

Global warming and climate (cont.)

[ssrobins]

(Continued from previous comment because I exceeded LJ's comment length!)

Tomm, I appreciate your assertion that we should form our own opinions. However, with a complicated issue such as climate change, there's a strong possibility that one would not have the background to properly form such an opinion without extensive research. That said, such research is attainable and if you have an interest in climate change, I suggest you visit RealClimate. It's a blog-style site written by scientists around the world in a manner that is easily readable by members of the educated population. They even have a response on this particular Michael Crichton book

Re: Global warming and climate (cont.)

[konami_whore]

I actually wanted you to hijack my LJ, Steve. I was going to ask your opinion on things but you weren't on AIM when I was thinking about all this stuff

Re: Global warming and climate (cont.)

[ssrobins]

I'm sorry to hear that you were fed doomsday scenarios in your youth, but have you heard any lately? I myself haven't heard about any 100-year predictions for quite some time. That may be a sign that communication with the public has improved. Also, the questions have largely shifted from forecasted results in a length of time to what happens if the concentration of constituent X is doubled in the atmosphere or ocean. That way, we get a feel for the sensitivity of the climate system without making bold claims on when it will happen

[archangel__7]

Hello. =)

I've just posted a piece clarifying some matters I wrote previously about in the cs_lewis forum in which you were a participant. I address some viewpoints many members have voiced in this discussion, and am inviting all participants to lend their further consideration on this point of clarification.

Thanks. =]

[tiffyangel]

Happy late b-day!

*slinks off*